Journal Reviews

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Visual outcome and surgical results in children with Marfan Syndrome

5 June 2020 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Marfan syndrome, ectopia lentis, lensectomy, visual and surgical result

Eighty-two eyes of 41 patients with a genetically proven diagnosis of Marfan syndrome were retrospectively analysed. Twenty-seven had bilateral subluxation and 14 received lensectomy. Follow-up was three years. Mean visual acuity (VA) was 0.1 ±0.7 logMAR in patients with normal...

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Ocular manifestation of Marfan Syndrome

1 August 2019 | | Cataract and Refractive | Marfan syndrome, axial length, corneal curvature, ectopia lentis, visual acuity

This repeated cross-sectional study collected data in 2003-2004 and 2014-2015 to investigate changes in ocular features in Marfan syndrome (MFS) fulfilling the Ghent-2 criteria. Ghent-2 is a set of criteria by which MFS are identified and includes aortic root aneurysm...

Ocular characteristics in Marfan syndrome

1 February 2014 | | Cataract and Refractive | Marfan syndrome, aphakia, axial length, cataract, ectopia lentis, flattened cornea, myopia, pseudophakia, retinal detachment

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder with clinical manifestations associated with cardiovascular, ocular and skeletal organ systems. Typical signs are descending aortic root aneurysms, ectopia lentis, tall stature and scoliosis. This observational study looked at the ocular characteristics, visual...